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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 18, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 18, 2008 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ian Snell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hill |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 39,118 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lance Barksdale 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: James Hoye 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nate McLouth | Center Fielder |
| Luis Rivas | Shortstop |
| Freddy Sanchez | Second Baseman |
| Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
| Xavier Nady | Right Fielder |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Ronny Paulino | Catcher |
| Jose Bautista | Third Baseman |
| Ian Snell | Pitcher |
| John Russell | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Patterson | Second Baseman |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Right Fielder |
| Mark DeRosa | Left Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Rich Hill | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 18, 2008
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Hill
McLouth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rivas vs. Hill
Rivas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Hill
Hill fires to first and has McLouth trapped. There's the throw to Theriot who tags McLouth for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Hill
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Snell
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Snell
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Snell
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Snell
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Fukudome vs. Snell
Fukudome hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Hill
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nady vs. Hill
There goes Bay. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Bay steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nady vs. Hill
Nady hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bay scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Hill
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Paulino vs. Hill
Paulino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Patterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Hill
Bautista hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of DeRosa. Bautista reaches second base with a double. Nady moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Snell vs. Hill
Snell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Snell
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Snell
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bautista fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Snell
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Snell
Hill strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Hill
McLouth hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Hill
Rivas bunts towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Hill
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Snell
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Snell
Theriot hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nady who is chasing the ball. Theriot reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Snell
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Snell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ramirez vs. Snell
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Hill
Bay hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Hill
Nady hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Hill
LaRoche takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Paulino vs. Hill
Paulino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Snell
Fukudome hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McLouth who is chasing the ball. Fukudome reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
DeRosa vs. Snell
DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Fukudome scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Snell
Soto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McLouth. Soto reaches second base with a double. DeRosa moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Snell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeRosa scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Snell
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivas fields it and throws to second for the out. Soto moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Patterson vs. Snell
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivas fields it and throws to second for the out. Soto scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Snell
There goes Patterson. The throw from Paulino and he is safe. Patterson steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Snell
Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Hill
Bautista strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snell vs. Hill
Snell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLouth vs. Hill
McLouth hits a popup towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rivas vs. Hill
Rivas hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Snell
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Snell
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Snell
Fukudome strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Lieber
Jon Lieber now pitching.
Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Patterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Lieber
Bay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nady vs. Lieber
Nady strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Marshall
Sean Marshall now pitching.
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaRoche for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Snell
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Snell
Soto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Snell
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soto moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Snell
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Sean Marshall.
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Snell
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Snell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Paulino vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching. Mark DeRosa now playing second base. Reed Johnson now playing left field. Felix Pie now playing center field.
Paulino strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Marmol
Bautista strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Marmol
Nyjer Morgan pinch hits for Ian Snell.
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Osoria
Franquelis Osoria now pitching.
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Osoria
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Osoria
Ramirez hits a popup towards short. Rivas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Marmol
McLouth hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Marmol
Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marmol fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Marmol
Sanchez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Marmol
Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nady vs. Marmol
Nady hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bay moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
LaRoche vs. Marmol
LaRoche strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Osoria
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops it up and throws to first, with Osoria covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Osoria
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Osoria
Soto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Osoria
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wood
Kerry Wood now pitching. Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Ronny Paulino.
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Wood
Bautista strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Wood
Ryan Doumit pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria.
Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/2008 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
McLouth N, cf 3 1 1 1 Patterson E, 2b 4 0 0 1
Rivas L, ss 4 0 0 0 Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wood K, p 0 0 0 0
Bay J, lf 3 1 2 0 Theriot R, ss 4 0 2 0
Nady X, rf 4 0 2 1 Lee D, 1b 4 0 0 0
LaRoche A, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ramirez A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Paulino R, c 3 0 0 0 Fukudome K, rf 4 1 1 0
Mientkiewicz D, ph 1 0 0 0 DeRosa M, lf-2b 4 1 2 1
Bautista J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Soto G, c 2 1 1 0
Snell I, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson R, cf-lf 4 0 2 1
Morgan N, ph 1 0 0 0 Hill R, p 2 0 0 0
Osoria F, p 0 0 0 0 Lieber J, p 0 0 0 0
Doumit R, ph 1 0 0 0 Marshall S, p 0 0 0 0
Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0
Pie F, cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 33 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 010 000 010 -- 2
Chicago 000 300 00x -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Snell I (L) 6.0 9 3 3 1 5
Osoria F 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hill R (W) 5.0 3 1 1 3 4
Lieber J 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Marshall S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Marmol C 2.0 2 1 1 1 5
Wood K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Bautista J, DeRosa M, Soto G
3B -- Theriot R, Fukudome K
HR -- McLouth N
SB -- Bay J, Patterson E
CS -- McLouth N
T -- 2:29
A -- 39118
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